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Guatemalan Nobel winner forms group
Feb 12 2007 11:03PM (CT)
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchu on Monday announced the formation of an Indian-led political movement whose primary aim is to back her probable bid for Guatemala's presidency this fall.
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Panama officials exhume 12 bodies
Feb 12 2007 11:02PM (CT)
PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) - Authorities in Panama on Monday exhumed the bodies of 12 people who may have died from taking medications contaminated with diethylene glycol, a chemical cousin of antifreeze.
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Venezuela moves to buy Verizon stake
Feb 12 2007 10:46PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela has signed a preliminary agreement to purchase Verizon Communications Inc.'s stake in the country's largest telecommunications company, the latest move by President Hugo Chavez toward nationalizing strategic sectors of the economy.
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OAS chief seeks dialogue with Cuba
Feb 12 2007 9:56PM (CT)
LIMA, Peru (AP) - The head of the Organization of American States said Monday he is open to a dialogue with Cuba, which was expelled from the body more than 40 years ago.
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Mexican lawmakers to propose drug bill
Feb 12 2007 8:11PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexican lawmakers said Monday they will revive a watered-down version of a 2006 drug bill criticized by the United States because it would have effectively decriminalized possession of marijuana and other drugs.
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Valentine roses get dipped in chemicals
Feb 12 2007 9:04AM (CT)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - It's probably the last thing most people think about when buying roses. But by the time the velvety, vibrant-colored flowers reach a Valentine's Day buyer, they will have been sprayed, rinsed and dipped in a battery of potentially lethal chemicals.
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Portugal fails to overturn abortion law
Feb 12 2007 6:41AM (CT)
LISBON, Portugal (AP) - Portugal's prime minister said he will enact more liberal abortion laws in the conservative Roman Catholic country even though his proposal to relax restrictions failed to win complete endorsement in a referendum.
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Portugal fails to overturn abortion law
Feb 12 2007 6:41AM (CT)
LISBON, Portugal (AP) - Portugal's prime minister said he will enact more liberal abortion laws in the conservative Roman Catholic country even though his proposal to relax restrictions failed to win complete endorsement in a referendum.
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Portugal fails to overturn abortion law
Feb 12 2007 6:41AM (CT)
LISBON, Portugal (AP) - Portugal's prime minister said he will enact more liberal abortion laws in the conservative Roman Catholic country even though his proposal to relax restrictions failed to win complete endorsement in a referendum.
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